in relation to: granting certain access authorities; declaring locations from the Designated Authority to Joint Authority; granting scientific investigation consents; the notification of discovery of petroleum in production license areas; datum provisions and the relabelling of title areas and blocks; duty of care offences; consent to operate a pipeline; requirements for data management plans; titleholder responsibilities in relation to drilling safety; and the registration and transfers of, and dealings in, petroleum titles;

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1997

to add the Western Australian mirror legislation to the Act; and

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

,

Archives Act 1983

,

Freedom of Information Act 1982

and

Privacy Act 1988

in relation to Commissions of inquiry into significant offshore incidents. Also makes minor technical corrections to five other Acts.

to correct the year of enactment of South Australian and Western Australian gas legislation from 2007 to 2008. The amended legislation underpins the new national regime for the regulation of access to natural gas pipelines.

The bill: allows a Northern Territory Land Council and other parties in a state or territory to volunteer their land for consideration as the location for a national facility for the management of radioactive waste arising from medical, industrial and research uses of radioactive material; repeals the

Establishes the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Board (ACRE) and the position of the Chief Executive Officer of ACRE to advise on the development of funding and promotion strategies for renewable energy development, commercialisation and use.

to replace reference to the National Energy Market Management Company Limited with the Australian Energy Market Operator Limited, to reflect the commencement of a single national energy market operator for both the electricity and gas sectors from 1 July 2009. Also amends the

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

and

Australian Energy Market Act 2004

to amend references to Western Australian gas legislation to reflect the delayed commencement of the National Gas Access Law in that state.